Brother of Afghan Leader Is Said to Be on C.I.A. Payroll
Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of President Hamid Karzai and a suspected player in the opium trade, has gotten payments from the C.I.A. for eight years, officials said. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu - via Marc Ambinder, MuckRack, Jamal Dajani, NewsRack (Afghanistan), New York Times (Most Emailed)
The story brings up memories of the CIA flying cocaine into L.A. to finance illegal activities, and of the deep involvement of the CIA in messing up and escalating the Vietnam war.